A handful of schools celebrated record results, including Wymondham College and Sir John Leman High School in Beccles, while others saw disappointing drops, including Thetford Academy, which fell from 71pc of A* to C grades to 59pc. Fifteen students gained straight As, including Alvin Lee, whose 4 A*s secure his place at Imperial College, London University, to read Computer Science.

A symbolic one euro was awarded to both the Malian state and Unesco , which runs the world heritage sites. The court estimated the damage caused in that attack at $3.7 million, and found Katanga liable for $1 million of that total - but at the time also acknowledged he was penniless.

U.S. attempted to get Beijing's assistance in roping in Kim Jong-un. North Korea expressed outrage again Tuesday, but in the kind of furious rhetoric that in some ways signaled a return to what passes for normality. The comments come as the crisis on the peninsula appears to be cooling. "Military adventures and threats of force [are] unacceptable", the Russians added.

Authorities are investigating if it is connected to the Las Ramblas attack. FC Barcelona , the city's professional soccer club, tweeted that they are "saddened by the attack on our city". Spanish media cited unnamed police sources who said at least 13 people were killed . The response is a genuine, if quirky, effort to respect the police's wishes as they continue to hunt the driver of a truck that sped down Las Ramblas in the heart of the Catalonian city on 17 August.

Ms. Hanson, who heads the One Nation Party, has been campaigning to get the burqa banned in Australia , which is home to around 500,000 Muslims. " Senator Brandis , in light of the national security of this nation, will you work with me to ban the burqa in Australia ".

He said that the meeting with NC lasted for an hour in which the prevailing situation was discussed. He informed the visiting delegation that situation in Valley is still not normal and civilian killings continue to take place, sources said.

On Aug. 17, Cohen took to Twitter to share an official statement on his decision. Two New York newspapers blasted President Trump on their front pages Wednesday morning for saying there were "very fine people" on both sides of the violent rally in Charlottesville , Va.

But after hearing the plan and considering it, Kim opted not to give the order to launch missiles, and instead "would watch a little more the foolish and stupid conduct of the Yankees ", the report says. The North Korean leader accused Washington of provoking Pyongyang by "introducing huge nuclear strategic equipment into the vicinity of the peninsula" and urged the United States to stop "arrogant provocations against the DPRK and unilateral demands and not provoke it any longer".

It will also match employee contributions to the organizations 2-to-1 until September 30th. Cook wrote that he's heard from "many people at Apple who are saddened, outraged or confused". He cited the example of equality at Apple stating that the company has welcomed people from all walks of life to its stores around the globe. "There's not enough balance, nuance, and depth in our public discourse, and I believe we can do something about that", Zuckerberg wrote .

South Korea-China relations have been on the wane after Seoul agreed to the deployment of the Thaad missile defense system to the country a year ago. "Today is the day when the Koreans reflect on that". On March 26, 2010, the South Korean corvette Cheonan sank in the Yellow Sea after being hit by what is believed to have been a torpedo.

If pushed further, or possibly as a high-profile protest to U.S. North Korea said on Saturday that almost 3.5 million workers, party members and soldiers volunteered to join or rejoin its army to resist new U.N. Reports suggested North Korea mastered a technological hurdle needed to strike the US with a nuclear missile. The war planning came during the leader's visit on Monday to the the headquarters of Strategy Division of the North Korea's People's Army where he reportedly met ...

Netanyahu had a testy relationship with Barack Obama, a Democrat who often pressured him over Israeli settlement building, but he has repeatedly praised Republican Trump. She said Netanyahu has lost "any semblance of a moral compass". "There aren't two sides". One of the groups attending the rally, Vanguard America, has a manifesto calling for "a$3 n economy that is self-contained, and free from the influence of worldwide corporations, led by a rootless group of global Jews, which place ...

President Donald Trump's approval rating is now at 35%, with 55% disapproving of his job performance, according to the latest Marist Poll , and that was before the firestorm of criticism generated this week by his comments on the violence in Charlottesville.

But in an interview published Wednesday night, Bannon told American Prospect magazine that North Korea's ability to wreak devastation on South Korea with its conventional weapons means that "they got us" - making the United States unable to intervene militarily.

Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, in a statement, said that instead of a suspension, the LTFRB should only implement a fine as it would not affect daily operations. The board said Arcade City is another form of a transportation network company and can not operate because it has not coordinated with the board. In a statement posted to Facebook, Arcade City described itself as a self-governing ride-sharing network.

Missouri Senate Minority Leader Gina Walsh (D) condemned Chappelle-Nadal's comment in a statement . Chappelle-Nadal's comments come in the wake of President Donald Trump's reaction to this weekend's events in Charlottesville, where one person was killed and 19 people were injured when a vehicle drove through a crowd of people protesting the country's biggest gathering of white nationalists in at least a decade.

At the so-called "2+2" meeting in Washington, Mattis, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and their Japanese counterparts - Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera and Foreign Minister Taro Kono - also agreed to step up their defence cooperation in the North Korean threat.

The attack occurred near the popular tourist area of Las Ramblas, which has been sealed off, according to a police spokesman. People took cover in nearby shops and cafes, while emergency services have requested the closure of local metro and train stations.

In a tweet Thursday morning, he said the history and culture of the country was being "ripped apart" by removing "our attractive statues and monuments". The rules stipulate that a state can ask for permission to replace a statue. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called on Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) to remove Confederate statues from the U.S.

Trump attacked two other Republican senators - Lindsey Graham of SC and Jeff Flake of Arizona - on Twitter on Thursday morning over their criticisms of him. "He's a real conservative, he's a real conservative", the Corker said in his signature Tennessee drawl. "And anything that's done to incite or cause a movement - white supremacy group, KKK, neo-Nazi group - anything that's said to make them feel that their standing in our nation is enhanced is repugnant", Corker said in a ...

The case officer will be from NAB's Legal Wing. He said Sharif has already expressed his concern over a Supreme Court judge who is supervising the NAB's investigation against him, fearing that he (judge) will ensure adverse verdict against him in the accountability court.

The Texas legislature abruptly ended its special session late Tuesday without passing a bill regulating the use of bathrooms by transgender people, a setback for Republican Governor Greg Abbott , who had called the 30-day session in large part to enact such a law.